◇ image via WikipediaLuscious Jackson
Luscious Jackson is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Mike D, Chakachas, The Chakachas, Beastie Boys and Cypress Hill. Those roots explain a lot about how Luscious Jackson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Liz Phair, Veruca Salt, Poe, Porno for Pyros and Throwing Muses, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tony Visconti, Cibo Matto, Ween, The Breeders and The Goats, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Luscious Jackson, reaching back through Mike D and forward to Tony Visconti. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Luscious Jackson is an alternative rock/rap-rock group formed in 1991. The band's name is a reference to former American basketball player Lucious Jackson.
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Luscious Jackson connections
Luscious Jackson grew out of Mike D, Chakachas, The Chakachas and Beastie Boys, shares an orbit with Liz Phair, Veruca Salt, Poe and Porno for Pyros, went on to shape Tony Visconti, Cibo Matto, Ween and The Breeders. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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